Ceridian HCM (CDAY) Competitors $55.25 -3.02 (-5.18%) As of 07/11/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CDAY vs. ALTR, SMAR, CCCS, PYCR, ZI, SWI, SVFCX, MTTR, ZUO, and ENFNShould you be buying Ceridian HCM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ceridian HCM include Altair Engineering (ALTR), Smartsheet (SMAR), CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCCS), Paycor HCM (PYCR), ZoomInfo Technologies (ZI), SolarWinds (SWI), Smead Value C (SVFCX), Matterport (MTTR), Zuora (ZUO), and Enfusion (ENFN). Ceridian HCM vs. Its Competitors Altair Engineering Smartsheet CCC Intelligent Solutions Paycor HCM ZoomInfo Technologies SolarWinds Smead Value C Matterport Zuora Enfusion Ceridian HCM (NYSE:CDAY) and Altair Engineering (NASDAQ:ALTR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and profitability. Is CDAY or ALTR more profitable? Altair Engineering has a net margin of 2.13% compared to Ceridian HCM's net margin of 0.28%. Altair Engineering's return on equity of 8.08% beat Ceridian HCM's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ceridian HCM0.28% 2.03% 0.51% Altair Engineering 2.13%8.08%4.74% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CDAY or ALTR? Altair Engineering has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ceridian HCM. Altair Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceridian HCM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCeridian HCM$1.45B5.95-$73.40M$0.031,841.67Altair Engineering$665.79M14.41$14.18M$0.17657.94 Does the media refer more to CDAY or ALTR? In the previous week, Ceridian HCM's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Altair Engineering'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Ceridian HCM Neutral Altair Engineering Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CDAY or ALTR? 63.4% of Altair Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Ceridian HCM shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of Altair Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, CDAY or ALTR? Ceridian HCM has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altair Engineering has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer CDAY or ALTR? Altair Engineering has a consensus price target of $100.83, suggesting a potential downside of 9.85%. Given Altair Engineering's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altair Engineering is more favorable than Ceridian HCM.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ceridian HCM 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Altair Engineering 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 SummaryAltair Engineering beats Ceridian HCM on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ceridian HCM News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CDAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CDAY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CDAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCeridian HCMPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.63B$6.01B$27.73B$20.75BDividend YieldN/A1.62%3.11%3.71%P/E Ratio1,842.28150.2236.8027.84Price / Sales5.954.451,883.3642.35Price / Cash153.0454.7538.1522.63Price / Book3.984.247.284.57Net Income-$73.40M$50.49M$767.99M$989.30M7 Day Performance-3.53%-2.31%-0.22%0.21%1 Month Performance-8.90%-2.51%4.08%3.95%1 Year Performance8.25%42.72%52,050.70%10.28% Ceridian HCM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CDAYCeridian HCMN/A$55.25-5.2%N/A+18.9%$8.63B$1.45B1,842.288,526ALTRAltair Engineering1.4014 of 5 stars$111.85flat$100.83-9.8%N/A$9.60B$665.79M657.943,000SMARSmartsheet0.9395 of 5 stars$56.47flat$57.00+0.9%N/A$7.91B$958.34M-941.173,330News CoverageCCCSCCC Intelligent Solutions3.8168 of 5 stars$9.70-0.5%$12.06+24.4%-14.5%$6.39B$969.13M485.242,350Positive NewsPYCRPaycor HCMN/A$22.49flat$21.70-3.5%N/A$4.09B$699.73M-187.40460ZIZoomInfo Technologies0.7852 of 5 stars$10.26+2.2%$10.63+3.6%-12.7%$3.51B$1.21B342.113,540Positive NewsSWISolarWinds1.0293 of 5 stars$18.49flat$18.00-2.7%N/A$3.20B$796.90M29.352,300SVFCXSmead Value CN/A$74.51-0.4%N/AN/A$3.06BN/A0.002MTTRMatterportN/A$5.38flatN/AN/A$1.74B$169.70M-6.48590ZUOZuoraN/A$10.02flat$12.00+19.8%N/A$1.54B$431.66M-20.451,390ENFNEnfusionN/A$10.85+0.5%$12.25+12.9%+24.7%$1.40B$201.61M271.29890High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Altair Engineering Alternatives Smartsheet Alternatives CCC Intelligent Solutions Alternatives Paycor HCM Alternatives ZoomInfo Technologies Alternatives SolarWinds Alternatives Smead Value C Alternatives Matterport Alternatives Zuora Alternatives Enfusion Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CDAY) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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